SCHEDULE

Audio on this page: "Forest Groove" from CD Things That Happen Fast

N. Scott Robinson on tabla at a local kirtan event in Baltimore, MD, Feb. 2007

Dates

March 31 - April 3, 2009
Winthrop, South Carolina

Winthrop University - Department of Music
701 Oakland Avenue

Rock Hill, South Carolina 29733

N. Scott Robinson world percussion residency for the Percussion Department of Winthrop University. Working with student throughout the week and performing on Winthrop University Percussion Ensemble concert on April 2. Info: B. Michael Williams.

March 26-29, 2009
Mendham, New Jersey

The Community of St. John Baptist & St. Marguerite's Retreat House
82 West Main Street
Mendham, New Jersey 07945

North American Frame Drum Association, Inc. - Frame Drum Fest 2009

Featuring 3 days of Concerts, Clinics & Workshops

Partial artist list: Glen Velez, David Kuckhermann, Andrea Piccioni, Glen Fittin, N. Scott Robinson, Steáfán Hannigan, John de Kadt, and Michel Merhej Baklouk. More artists to be announced soon!! NAFDA

November 5, 2008
Austin, Texas

Percussive Arts Society International Convention
Austin Convention Center
500 East Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, Texas 78701

N. Scott Robinson's conga piece "Trio for Ogun" will be performed at 2 pm on Focus Day of PASIC by the Winthrop Percussion Ensemble of Winthrop University (from South Carolina). PASIC

November 3, 2008
Towson, Maryland

Center for the Arts
8000 York Road
Towson, Maryland 21252-0001

Towson University faculty concert featuring jazz trumpeter Dave Ballou and world percussionist N. Scott Robinson.

October 25, 2008 - Afternoon show & Evening show at 8:00 pm
New Rochelle, New York

New Rochelle Clay Festival

N. Scott Robinson (udu, clay frame drums) with Burnt Earth Ensemble - the all clay musical instrument ensemble - featuring Barry Hall (clay fiddle, clay bass, clay didjeridu), Mark Attebery (ocarinas & clay flutes), and Eric Peterson (percussion). Info - Barry Hall.

October 24, 2008
New Rochelle, New York

New Rochelle High School
265 Clove Road
New Rochelle, New York 10801

N. Scott Robinson (udu, clay frame drums) with Burnt Earth Ensemble - the all clay musical instrument ensemble - featuring Barry Hall (clay fiddle, clay bass, clay didjeridu), Mark Attebery (ocarinas & clay flutes), and Eric Peterson (percussion). Info - Barry Hall.

October 4, 2008 - 3:00 pm - Saturday
North Salem, New York

Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden

28 Deveau Road
North Salem, New York 10560

N. Scott Robinson (udu, clay frame drums) with Burnt Earth Ensemble - the all clay musical instrument ensemble - featuring Barry Hall (clay fiddle, clay bass, clay didjeridu), Mark Attebery (ocarinas & clay flutes), and Eric Peterson (percussion). Info - Barry Hall & Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden.

September 6, 2008
Towson, Maryland

Many Moons Asian Arts Festival - Time TBA

Towson University Asian Art & Culture Center's Many Moons Asian Arts Festival featuring Indian vocalist K. S. Resmi and percussionist N. Scott Robinson. For info contact Towson University Asian Arts Center.

July 12-13, 2008 (Travel days 11 & 14)
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

International Native American Flute Association 2008 Convention
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Haas Fine Arts Center
105 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702-4004

July 12 – Saturday Concert - 7:30 pm
N. Scott Robinson on world percussion with INAFA All-Stars – R. Carlos Nakai (Native American flute), Peter Phippen (electric bass and flute), Ron Warren (keyboards), Xavier Quijas Yxayotl (clay flutes), and Randy Granger (hang steel pan).

July 13 – CD recording session

Info: INAFA & E-mail

July 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 & 18, 2008
Towson, Maryland

Goucher College Summer Arts Institute Drumset & Percussion Camp
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Towson, Maryland 21204

Class Schedule - TBA

Faculty Concert - July 12, 2008 - 7:30 pm

Final Concert - July 18, 2008 - 7:00 pm

The Drumset And Percussion Camp, part of the Goucher College Summer Arts Institute, is held annually during July at Goucher College in Towson, MD, a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. This year’s dates are July 7-18, 2008. Students 13-18 years old with at least one year of school band or private lesson experience are welcome. A wide range of percussion ensembles and lessons are offered including classical, jazz, rock, world, and electronic. Faculty include Wes Crawford (drumset), N. Scott Robinson (Brazilian ensemble, frame drum ensemble, drumset), Mike Miller (steel pans), Michelle Humphreys (classical, percussion ensemble), John Locke (timpani), Laura Cerulli (Disappear Fear), John Donovan (DCI champion), Jerome Herskovitz (Goucher College), Jeremy Hummel (Breaking Benjamin), Keith Larsen (MD Drum Co.), Marshall Maley (VA/DC PAS Pres.), Joe McCarthy (Afro-Bop Alliance), Robert “Mousey” Thompson (James Brown), and Scott Tieman (Indie Rock). Info: To Apply - Wes Crawford & Website & Goucher College Summer Arts Institute.

June 20, 2008 - 2-3 pm
Potomac, MD

McLean School of Maryland
8224 Lochvine Lane
Potomac, Maryland 20854

N. Scott Robinson World View assembly program - world music presentation for the students of McLean School of Maryland. Info: Alison Simon

May 6 - June 22, 2008 (rehearsals April 22-May 7, 2008)
Washington, DC

Theater J
Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center
The Irwin P. Edlavitch Building
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

N. Scott Robinson performs on a variety of world percussion (dumbeck, cajon, riq, bodhran, frame drums) for the world premiere of the musical theatrical production of the new show David in Shadow and Light. Libretto by Yehuda Hyman, music composed by violinist Daniel Hoffman (of the group Davka), directed by Nick Olcott, choreography by Peter DiMuro and the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, starring Matthew Anderson, Will Gartshore, Donna Migliaccio, Margo Siebert, Bobby Smith, Russell Sunday, and Harry Winter.

Info: 202-518-9400 & Tickets ($20.00 - $50.00) 800-494-8497 & Website

Performance Schedule:

May 6, 2008 - Tuesday - 7:30 pm - Preview

May 7, 2008 - Wednesday - 7:30 pm - Preview

May 8, 2008 - Thursday - 7:30 pm - Preview
May 10, 2008 - Saturday - 8:00 pm - Preview
May 11, 2008 - Sunday - 3:00 pm - Matinee - Preview

May 14, 2008 - Wednesday - 7:30 pm -Preview
May 15, 2008 - Thursday - 7:30 pm - Preview
May 17, 2008 - Saturday - 8:00 pm - Preview
May 18, 2008 - Sunday - 3:00 pm - Matinee - Preview

May 18, 2008 - Sunday - 7:30 pm - Opening

May 21, 2008 - Wednesday - 7:30 pm
May 22, 2008 - Thursday - 7:30 pm
May 24, 2008 - Saturday - 8:00 pm
May 25, 2008 - Sunday - 3:00 pm - Matinee
May 25, 2008 - Sunday - 7:30 pm

May 28, 2008 - Wednesday - 7:30 pm
May 29, 2008 - Thursday - 7:30 pm
May 31, 2008 - Saturday - 8:00 pm
June 1, 2008 - Sunday - 3:00 pm - Matinee
June 1, 2008 - Sunday - 7:30 pm

June 4, 2008 - Wednesday - 12:00 pm - Matinee

June 4, 2008 - Wednesday - 7:30 pm

June 8, 2008 - Sunday - 3:00 pm - Matinee
June 8, 2008 - Sunday - 7:30 pm

June 11, 2008 - Wednesday - 12:00 pm - Matinee
June 11, 2008 - Wednesday - 7:30 pm
June 12, 2008 - Thursday - 7:30 pm
June 14, 2008 - Saturday - 8:00 pm
June 15, 2008 - Sunday - 3:00 pm - Matinee
June 15, 2008 - Sunday - 7:30 pm

June 18, 2008 - Wednesday - 7:30 pm
June 19, 2008 - Thursday - 7:30 pm
June 21, 2008 - Saturday - 8:00 pm
June 22, 2008 - Sunday - 3:00 pm - Matinee
June 22, 2008 - Sunday - 7:30 pm

May 17, 2008
Glen Echo, Maryland

Herdeljezi Festival of Roma Music - Time TBA

N. Scott Robinson will teach a frame drum workshop as part of the Herdeljezi Festival of Roma Music. Info: Brad Sidwell.

April 18, 2008 - 8:30 am - 10:10 am
Ellicott City, Maryland

Centennial High School
4300 Centennial Lane
Ellicott City, Maryland 21042

N. Scott Robinson's World View world music presentation for high school music students. Info: Max Vanderbeek.

April 17, 2008
Baltimore, Maryland

Maryland State Arts Council

N. Scott Robinson (word percussion) with multi-guitarist Dave Cipriani.

April 14, 2008

Washington, DC

N. Scott Robinson with Daniel Hoffman.

April 13, 2008 - Sunday - 8:00 pm
New York, New York

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)
123 4th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10003

Engaging world music with South Indian vocalist K. S. Resmi and world percussionists Glen Fittin & N. Scott Robinson (mbira, frame drums, amadinda, berimbau). Tickets & Info: CRS & 212-677-8621

April 12, 2008 - Saturday - 8:00 pm
Maplewood, New Jersey

The Underground Concert Series - Maplewood Memorial Library
51 Baker Street
Maplewood, New Jersey 07040

Engaging world music with South Indian vocalist K. S. Resmi and world percussionists Glen Fittin & N. Scott Robinson (mbira, frame drums, amadinda, berimbau). Split concert with Munelly. Tickets $18.00 & $15.00 & Info: The Underground Concert Series & 973-762-0119.

April 11, 2008 - Friday - 8:00 pm public show
(& 12:15 pm school show for Kindle Farm School)
Brattleboro, VT

The Loft
72 Cottonmill Hill Road
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

Engaging world music with South Indian vocalist K. S. Resmi and world percussionists Glen Fittin & N. Scott Robinson (mbira, frame drums, amadinda, berimbau). For info contact The Loft in Brattleboro. Tickets - $10.00.

April 5, 2008 - 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Oakton, Virginia

PAS Virginia / Washington, DC Day of Percussion

Flint Hill School
10409 Academic Drive
Oakton, Virginia 22124-1755

N. Scott Robinson world percussion clinic - Hand Drumming with Brushes (on cajon, udu, bodhran, djembe, and conga). For info contact Marshall Maley & Website.

March 28-30, 2008
Mendham, New Jersey

The Community of St. John Baptist & St. Marguerite's Retreat House
82 West Main Street
Mendham, New Jersey 07945

North American Frame Drum Association, Inc. - Frame Drum Fest 2008

Featuring 3 days of Concerts, Clinics & Workshops by:

Glen Velez, Abbos Kosimov, Jamey Haddad, Steáfán Hannigan, Andrea Piccioni, Valerie Dee Naranjo, John de Kadt, Marla Leigh, Michel Merhej Baklouk, Yousif Sheronick, Shane Shanahan, Glen Fittin, Jennifer Caputo, N. Scott Robinson, Rafael Pereíra, & David Kuckhermann.

Guest Artists: Kathryn Lockwood, Catherine Joyce, Lori Cotler,

K. S. Resmi, Simon Shaheen, Peter Slavov, Carl Landa & Zafer Tawil.

$375.00 per person for entire festival

Final & Confirmed Schedule:

North American Frame Drum Association, Inc. – Frame Drum Fest 2008 in Mendham, NJ - USA.

FRIDAY: March 28, 2008

11:00 am - 2:30 pm - Meet & Greet.

3:00 pm - 4:20 pm - Workshop: Marla Leigh - Intro to Frame Drumming and Improvisation (Tar).

4:30 pm -5:30 pm - Clinic: Jamey Haddad - Frame Drums & Looping.

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Dinner on site.

7:30 - 9:30 pm - Concert: Valerie Dee Naranjo with Glen Fittin, Marla Leigh, Rafael Pereíra, John de Kadt with Shane Shanahan, Shane Shanahan, Steáfán Hannigan & Catherine Joyce (fiddle) with N. Scott Robinson & Glen Fittin, Jamey Haddad with Simon Shaheen (oud & violin) Peter Slavov (acoustic bass), and special guests Michel Merhej Baklouk (riqq) and Zafer Tawil (darbuka).

Post-concert: Evening hang / practice / jam sessions

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SATURDAY: March 29, 2008

8:00 am - 8:45 am - Breakfast on site.

9:00 am - 10:20 am - Workshop: Rafael Pereíra - Modern Pandeiro & Tamborim Styles.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Workshop: Abbos Kosimov with Alby Roblejo - Techniques of Uzbek Doyra.

12:00 - 1:00 pm - Lunch on site.

1:10 - 2:00 pm - Presentation by N. Scott Robinson on "Conservation, Performance Practice, and Pedagogy: Issues in Kanjira Research in India."

2:10 - 3:20 pm - Workshop: Steáfán Hannigan - Traditional Irish Bodhrán.

3:30 - 5:30 pm - Workshop: Andrea Piccioni - Italian Tamburello Styles.

5:30 - 7:00 pm - Dinner on site / Break.

7:30 - 9:30 pm - Concert: Michel Merhej Baklouk & Yousif Sheronick, Yousif Sheronick & Kathryn Lockwood (viola), Glen Fittin & N. Scott Robinson with K. S. Resmi (Carnatic vocals), Carl Landa (hammer dulcimer & melodica) & Steáfán Hannigan (tin whistle & bodhrán), David Kuckhermann, Andrea Piccioni, Abbos Kosimov, and Glen Velez & Lori Cotler with Yousif Sheronick & Shane Shanahan.

Post-concert: Evening hang / practice / jam sessions

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SUNDAY: March 30, 2008

8:00 am - 8:45 am - Breakfast on site.

9:00 am - 10:20 am - Double Workshop: Michel Merhej Baklouk & Yousif Sheronick - Traditional & Modern Riqq Techniques.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Workshop: Shane Shanahan - Techniques for Multiple Frame Drums.

12:00-1:00 pm - Lunch on site.

1:15-2:10 pm - Presentation by ethnomusicologist Jennifer Caputo on "The Tammorra as a Symbol of Cultural Heritage in Campania, Italy."

2:20-3:20 pm - Double Workshop: Glen Fittin & N. Scott Robinson - Duets for Bendir & Fusion Techniques for Ghaval.

3:30-5:30 pm - Workshop: David Kuckhermann - Persian Hand Drumming Techniques of Tonbak & Daf on Frame Drums.

5:30-7:30 pm - Dinner on site & Disperse.

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North American Frame Drum Association, Inc. & NAFDA

My Space.com Frame Drums Group

Reservations & Info: N. Scott Robinson & Glen Fittin

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March 14-20, 2008
Mesolóngi, Greece

Greek Frame Drums Meeting 2008

N. Scott Robinson will be doing solo & ensemble concerts and frame drum workshops on a variety of frame drum styles at the 1st Greek Frame Drums Meeting in Mesolóngi, Greece. Website

February 22, 2008
Stow, Ohio

Lakeview Intermediate School
1819 Graham Road
Stow, Ohio 44224

N. Scott Robinson's World View program for multi-cultural awareness day & school assemblies. For info contact Christine Lemay.

December 24, 2007 - 10:00 - 10:30 pm
Wilmington, Delaware

First & Central Prysbeterian Church
1101 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801

N. Scott Robinson & Scott Davidson (West African percussion) in a special holiday performance of the piece "Betelehemu." Info.

November 2-3, 2007
Columbus, Ohio

Greater Columbus Convention Center
Percussive Arts Society International Convention

N. Scott Robinson will be attending the PASIC 2007 convention in Ohio. He will be assisting on the kanjira clinic of Amrit Nataraj at 3 pm on Friday November 2 and will be available the Global Percussion Trio booth (Booth #89) and the Cooperman booth throughout Friday & Saturday. His CDs, world percussion scores, and video will be availble at the booths. For info contact PASIC.

September 8, 2007 - New York City/Manhattan, New York - 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm FREE (Rain Date Sunday Sep. 9, 2007)

Solar One /Stuyvesant Cove Park - 2420 FDR Drive & Service Road East
New York, New York 10010 (212) 505-6050

Sun to Stars Festival - Inspired by traditional all-night concerts along India's Ganges River, Solar One's Second Annual Sun To Stars Festival presents an eclectic blend of South Asian classical and folk performing arts on the East River, featuring top artists from and around the New York City area plus a lively marketplace of local organizations, artists, and vendors, including regional South Asian cuisine. Bring blankets, pillows, and picnics for an ongoingexperience of music and dance from various regions in India. Artist Lineup:

The Parul Shah Dance Company (Modern & Kathak Dance)
6:15-7:00 - K. S. Resmi (voice) & N. Scott Robinson (tabla, bodhan, sanza, mbira dza vadzimu)
Krithika Rajagopalan (dance)
Narendra Budhakar (tabla)
Ravi Rao
Eric Fraser (bansuri)
Shobana Raghavan (voice)
+MORE!
Info: Solar One

N. Scott Robinson with E. Mbira by Lucinda Ellison Musical Instruments

N. Scott Robinson with Oxymora in VA, June 2006

Orlando Cotto & N. Scott Robinson performing The Persians in Washington, DC, 2006

N. Scott Robinson, Jim Mayer, John Diliberto, Mark Holland & Peter Mayer

COMING SOON FROM N. SCOTT ROBINSON

Check back for Scott's new frame drum instructional book & DVD in 2008.

New compositions coming soon: duo for riq and pandeiro (in Marcos Suzano style), "Ghanaba Celebration" (West African style piece for percussion ensemble), "Sankofa" (West African style piece for percussion ensemble) and "Recycled Vegetarian" for sanza, foot maracas and voice (solo performer).

N. Scott Robinson is beginning work on an exciting new CD! Check back for his third CD Hands All Over in 2008.

TEACHING:  Towson University

SPRING 2008

Music in the United States: Analytic Emphasis (MUSC 201, section 001) Towson University - Towson, Maryland SPRING: January 28 - May 20, 2008 - 11:00 am - 12:15 pm (M & W)

Introduction to Music in the U. S. (MUSC 111, section 002) Towson University - Towson, Maryland SPRING: January 28 - May 20, 2008 - 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm (M & W)

Elements & History of Rock Music (MUSC 127, section 001) Towson University - Towson, Maryland SPRING: January 29 - May 20, 2008 - 8:00 am - 9:15 am (T & Th)

Elements & History of Rock Music (MUSC 127, section 002) Towson University - Towson, Maryland SPRING: January 29 - May 20, 2008 - 9:30 am - 10:45 am (T & Th)

SUMMER 2008

Elements & History of Rock Music (MUSC 127, section 001) Towson University - Towson, Maryland SUMMER: May 27 - June 27, 2008 - 3:30 pm - 6:10 pm (T, W, & Th, and last F)

FALL 2008

Music in the United States: Analytic Emphasis (MUSC 201, section 001) Towson University - Towson, Maryland FALL: Sep. 8 - December 22, 2008 - 11:00 am - 12:15 pm (M & W)

Music in the United States: Analytic Emphasis (MUSC 201, section 002) Towson University - Towson, Maryland FALL: Sep. 8 - December 22, 2008 - 12:30 am - 1:45 pm (M & W)

Elements & History of Rock Music (MUSC 127, section 001) Towson University - Towson, Maryland FALL: Sep. 2 - December 22, 2008 - 8:00 am - 9:15 am (T & TH)

World Music: East Europe, Middle East & Asian Music (MUSC 113, section 001) Towson University - Towson, Maryland FALL: Sep. 2 - December 22, 2008 - 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm (T & Th)

N. Scott Robinson at Seoul Drum Festival, October 2004, Korea

Handful (N. Scott Robinson, Glen Fittin & Nolan Warden) at Seoul Drum Festival, 2004

Handful: N. Scott Robinson, Nolan Warden & Glen Fittin

Autumn's Child & Oregon in St. Louis, Missouri, 9/2002. From left: Peter Mayer, Ralph Towner, Mark Walker, Glen Moore, Mark Holland, N. Scott Robinson, Jim Mayer, and Paul McCandless (seated)

N. Scott Robinson with U. K. Sivaraman at Kent State University, Ohio 2000

N. Scott Robinson and Malcolm Dalglish at Carnegie Hall, New York City 2001

N. Scott Robinson at Korea Drum Festival, Seoul, Korea 2001

N. Scott Robinson sitting in with members of De Jimbe (Ireland) and Heartbeat (Singapore) at Korea Drum Festival, Seoul, Korea 2001

N. Scott Robinson with Gary Stroutsos and R. Carlos Nakai, Arizona June 2001

N. Scott Robinson with Gary Stroutsos, Arizona June 2001

N. Scott Robinson with Shenandoah University Balinese Gamelan Angklung, 1996

N. Scott Robinson (on Hawaiian percussion) with Summit Choral Society & Orchestra, 2003